Wireless technology indicator display

ABSTRACT

An indicator (e.g., “5G+” or “5G”) displayed on a mobile device is based on whether the mobile device is connected in or (if idle) has the potential of connecting in a high channel bandwidth frequency band (e.g., n77 or mmWave). An accurate indication is displayed when the mobile device is connected, or when idle and the aggregated bandwidth is not directly known, such as when anchored to a lower bandwidth cell. When in idle mode, the mobile device can maintain cell identifiers (“fingerprints”) and determine a location estimated to be within a high bandwidth cell, to thereby determine potential high bandwidth operation (e.g., and display 5G+) when connected. When in the idle mode, the mobile device can evaluate neighbor cells including if within a high channel bandwidth cell&#39;s coverage to decide whether to select “5G+” or “5G” for display to indicate the potential high bandwidth operation (or not) when connected.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The subject application is related to wireless communication systems,and, for example, to displaying an indication of available wirelesstechnology corresponding to available bandwidth, and relatedembodiments.

BACKGROUND

For fifth generation (5G) new radio, the third generation partnershipproject (3GPP) provides defined standards, including for 5G standaloneand non-standalone 5G-LTE (long term evolution) architectures. Withrespect to the non-standalone operating mode, 3GPP has defined aninformation element (IE) “upperLayerIndication” to indicate to userequipment that a cell is capable of supporting LTE-NR dual connectivity,which the user equipment uses to display a “5G” icon. For standalonemode, the 3GPP defined frequency band information in the systeminformation element provides a similar indication.

However, 5G operators provide different levels of 5G service, includingwhat is considered standard 5G, and enhanced 5G having higher bandwidth,such as including what is referred to as “5G+” and 5G ultra-widebandtechnologies. The information that is provided according to the 3GPPstandards does not provide sufficient granularity for operators who wishto differentiate their 5G services that result from different frequencybands/channel bandwidth.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Non-limiting and non-exhaustive embodiments of the subject disclosureare described with reference to the following figures, wherein likereference numerals refer to like parts throughout the various viewsunless otherwise specified.

FIG. 1 illustrates an example mobile device that can select a wirelesstechnology icon to display, in accordance with various aspects andembodiments of the subject disclosure.

FIG. 2 illustrates a mobile device within an LTE cell that may becapable of high bandwidth (e.g., 5G+) communication, in accordance withvarious aspects and embodiments of the subject disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a flow diagram showing example operations of a mobile deviceto determine an icon to display, in accordance with various aspects andembodiments of the subject disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a flow diagram showing example operations of a non-standalonemobile device to determine an icon to display, in accordance withvarious aspects and embodiments of the subject disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a flow diagram showing example operations of a standalonemobile device to determine an icon to display, in accordance withvarious aspects and embodiments of the subject disclosure.

FIG. 6 is an example representation of a 5G non-standalone mobile devicefrequency bands summarizing the display of an icon representing wirelesstechnology current availability, in accordance with various aspects andembodiments of the subject disclosure.

FIG. 7 is an example representation of a 5G standalone mobile devicefrequency bands summarizing the display of an icon representing wirelesstechnology current availability, in accordance with various aspects andembodiments of the subject disclosure.

FIG. 8 is a flow diagram showing example operations related to selectingan icon to display based on idle versus connected modes and cell-relateddata, in accordance with various aspects and embodiments of the subjectdisclosure.

FIG. 9 is a flow diagram showing example operations related to selectingan icon to display, when a mobile device is in an idle mode, based oncell-related data, in accordance with various aspects and embodiments ofthe subject disclosure.

FIG. 10 is a flow diagram showing example operations related toselecting an icon to display, when a mobile device is in an idle mode,based on cell-related data including neighbor cell information, inaccordance with various aspects and embodiments of the subjectdisclosure.

FIG. 11 illustrates an example block diagram of example user equipmentthat can be a mobile handset in accordance with various aspects andembodiments of the subject disclosure.

FIG. 12 illustrates an example block diagram of a computer that can beoperable to execute processes and methods in accordance with variousaspects and embodiments of the subject disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Various aspects of the technology described herein are directed towardsproviding an indicator of enhanced 5G service (e.g., a “5G+” icon or thelike) on a mobile device (user equipment) when the mobile device iscapable of operating in a frequency band with a correspondingly highchannel bandwidth, for example when the available aggregated bandwidthmeets a defined (e.g., operator-defined) bandwidth threshold. As will beunderstood, the technology operates to provide the indication when themobile device is in the connected mode and the aggregated bandwidth isknown, as well as when the mobile device is in the idle mode and theaggregated bandwidth is not directly known. This includes scenarios inwhich the device is in the idle mode and is anchored to a lowerbandwidth (e.g., LTE) cell, based on a higher bandwidth cell being knownto the device as being available if and when changed to operate in theconnected mode.

In one implementation, the mobile device maintains cell identifiers“fingerprints” obtained from previously being connected in a cell withsufficient bandwidth to meet the threshold bandwidth (self-learning), orobtained in other ways, e.g., via neighboring devices. When a mobiledevice in idle mode is appropriately positioned within a such a cell,the device will display the enhanced 5G icon; (for purposes of brevityherein, the enhanced 5G icon will be referred to as a “5G+” icon, incontrast to the “5G” icon (without the “+” character) specified in the3GPP standards; however it is understood that this is only onenon-limiting example).

In another implementation, when in the idle mode the mobile deviceevaluates neighbor cell(s) obtained via a neighbor cell list. Based onthe cell frequency band/bandwidth to which the mobile device is anchoredwhile idle and the potential aggregated bandwidth of the neighborcell(s) in the neighbor cell list, logic in the mobile device logicdecides whether to select the “5G+” or “5G” icon for display.

It also should be understood that any of the examples and terms usedherein are non-limiting. For instance, the examples are based on NewRadio (NR, sometimes referred to as 5G) communications between a userequipment exemplified as a smartphone or the like and network device;however virtually any communications devices (user and network)including 6G and beyond may benefit from the technology describedherein. Thus, any of the embodiments, aspects, concepts, structures,functionalities or examples described herein are non-limiting, and thetechnology may be used in various ways that provide benefits andadvantages in radio communications in general.

In some embodiments the non-limiting term “radio network node” or simply“network node,” “radio network device or simply “network device” is usedherein. These terms may be used interchangeably, and refer to any typeof network node that serves user equipment and/or connected to othernetwork node or network element or any radio node from where userequipment receives signal. Examples of radio network nodes are Node B,base station (BS), multi-standard radio (MSR) node such as MSR BS,gNodeB, eNode B, network controller, radio network controller (RNC),base station controller (BSC), relay, donor node controlling relay, basetransceiver station (BTS), access point (AP), transmission points,transmission nodes, RRU, RRH, nodes in distributed antenna system (DAS)etc.

In some embodiments the non-limiting term user equipment (UE) is used.It refers to any type of wireless device that communicates with a radionetwork node in a cellular or mobile communication system. Examples ofuser equipment are target device, device to device (D2D) user equipment,machine type user equipment or user equipment capable of machine tomachine (M2M) communication, PDA, Tablet, mobile terminals, smart phone,laptop embedded equipped (LEE), laptop mounted equipment (LME), USBdongles etc.

Some embodiments are described in particular for 5G new radio systems.The embodiments are however applicable to any radio access technology(RAT) or multi-RAT system where the user equipment operates usingmultiple carriers e.g. LTE FDD/TDD, WCMDA/HSPA, GSM/GERAN, Wi Fi, WLAN,WiMax, CDMA2000 etc.

The embodiments are applicable to single carrier as well as tomulticarrier (MC) or carrier aggregation (CA) operation of the userequipment. The term carrier aggregation (CA) is also called (e.g.interchangeably called) “multi-carrier system”, “multi-cell operation”,“multi-carrier operation”, “multi-carrier” transmission and/orreception. Note that the solutions outlined applies for Multi RAB (radiobearers) on some carriers (that is data plus speech is simultaneouslyscheduled).

FIG. 1 illustrates an example mobile device (user equipment) 100comprising components (e.g., built into the operating system) or thelike coupled to various data as described herein. The example devicecomprises selection logic 102 that determines, based on various data,whether to output a 5G icon or 5G+(or the like) icon to display logic104 that outputs to the device display as described herein. As will beunderstood, the selection logic 102 is aware whether the mobile device100 is in the connected mode or the idle mode (block 106).

Note that some current 5G devices have the following output displayedbased on the current frequency band and the device's idle versusconnected state:

Frequency Band Mode Display Sub6 (FR1) idle 5G Sub6 (FR1) connected 5GmmW (millimeter wave, FR2) idle 5G mmW (millimeter wave, FR2) connected5G+

As can be seen, such existing devices when idle and appropriatelylocated are capable of operating in the FR2 band as soon as connected,yet still display “5G” (rather than “5G+”), which can be considered tobe somewhat misleading, as far more potential bandwidth is availableupon entering the connected state. Further, as new spectrum is becomingavailable for cellular communications, such as the n77 frequency band inthe C-band spectrum, for example, significantly higher bandwidth will beoften available to n77-capable (or the like) mobile devices. Thetechnology described herein operates to more granularly indicate thetechnology (e.g., “5G” or “5G+”) corresponding to the availablebandwidth, including the potentially available bandwidth when in theidle state. Moreover, even when in an idle state anchored to a lowbandwidth (e.g., LTE or non-n77) cell, when 5G is available with highaggregated bandwidth, such as with operation including the n77 band orthe FR2 band, as described herein the device can display the enhanced“5G+” icon based on the potential bandwidth that (likely) will beavailable should the (formerly) idle device become connected.

In one implementation, the mobile device maintains a fingerprint list108 of cell identifiers (IDs) in which the mobile device 100 haspreviously had a sufficiently high bandwidth connection to be considered“5G+” instead of “5G”. Note that other peer devices can share suchinformation so that a device need not previously have been connected ina cell to maintain the cell's fingerprint. However, as shown in FIG. 2 ,a mobile device 200 that is idle may know it is within the LTE eNodeB(eNB) 202 coverage area represented by the (solid line oval) cell 204(e.g., because the mobile device is anchored to that LTE eNB 206), butnot have any connection to the NR gNodeB (gNB) 206 and thus is uncertain(the “?” accompanying the dashed line in FIG. 2 ) whether the device iswithin the coverage area represented by the (dashed line oval) cell 208.Accordingly, the selection logic 102 of FIG. 1 can be coupled toposition determination logic 110, such as to determine cell radiusestimation via network- and device-based positioning techniques such as(but not limited to) time of arrival, motion sensors, GPS and so forth.In this way, a derived location from the combined network/UE basedpositioning in conjunction with the 5G cell fingerprint (cell ID with aknown carrier frequency) can provide improved accuracy with respect todetermining whether to display a “5G” or “5G+” icon when idle/notconnected.

By way of example, consider a mobile device capable of communicating inthe n77 frequency band (or any frequency band of a defined set ofband(s), e.g., n77, n78, n79, referred to herein as n_(i), where irepresents a frequency carrier corresponding to a high bandwidth bandthat can be used for 5G+(or the like) communications. As of now, such adevice can be a 5G standalone device or a non-standalone device. Ingeneral, as represented by the example operations of FIG. 3 , when inthe idle mode (operation 302) and within or estimated to be within adefined frequency band (e.g., n77) coverage area (operation 304),enhanced 5G (e.g., “5G+”) is selected and displayed at operation 310,otherwise standard “5G” is selected and displayed at operation 306. Whenin the connected mode (as evaluated via operation 302), at operation 308the aggregated bandwidth (e.g., of the primary cell (PCell) andsecondary cell SCell (block 112, FIG. 1 ) is evaluated versus anaggregated bandwidth threshold (“floor”), e.g., equal to X, where X isdefined by the mobile operator, e.g., a value on the order of 40 MHz to100 MHz, for example, but any threshold bandwidth an operator chooses).If the aggregated bandwidth meets the aggregated bandwidth threshold,then “5G+” is selected for display (operation 310), while if below theaggregated bandwidth threshold, then “5G” is selected for display(operation 312).

It should be noted that in the above example, there is no distinctionbetween a standalone device and a non-standalone device. However, shouldan operator choose to do so, there can be a different bandwidththreshold value for a standalone device (e.g., set to X) and anon-standalone device (e.g., set to Y). Similarly, there can bedifferent threshold values for different bands, e.g., n77 can havethreshold X, n78 can have threshold equal to X′, and so on, as well asdifferences between standalone and non-standalone devices.

In an alternative implementation, which may be used instead of (or inaddition to) the fingerprint-based technology described herein, anaggregated bandwidth threshold (“floor”), e.g., equal to X is similarlydefined by the mobile operator (X can be the same value as X describedabove, but may be different). The aggregated bandwidth threshold value,along with neighbor cells 114/neighbor cell bandwidth data 116 are usedto determine whether to display the “5G” or “5G+” icon when idle/notconnected. By way of example, again consider a mobile device capable ofcommunicating in the n77 frequency band. As of now, such a device can bea 5G standalone device or a non-standalone device.

In this alternative implementation, the neighbor cell list 114 (obtainedvia system information blocks SIB4 and/or SIB24) and their associatedbandwidth data 116 is accessed when the device is in the idle mode todetermine (e.g., estimate) whether the device is in the neighbor celllist and thus likely within an n_(i) (e.g., n77) frequency band coveragearea. Note that n_(i) as used herein is not limited to the n77 frequencyband, and indeed can represent multiple bands (e.g., in a list),including n78, n79 and millimeter wave FR2 bands such as n260. As withany frequency bands described herein, FR1 n77 and FR2 n260 are examplebands; other FR1 bands can use the technology described herein as well,e.g., n41, n78, n79, n258 etc.

In general, as represented by the example operations of FIG. 4 , for anon-standalone device (pre-conditioned as being dual connectivity true),when the mobile device is in the idle mode (operation 402), operations404, 406 and 408 (which can be in any order/logical AND operations)determine whether “5G” or 5G+ is displayed. Operation 404 evaluateswhether the defined n_(i) (e.g., n77) frequency band is within theneighbor cell list, and if not, branches to operation 410 to display the“5G” output. If so, operation 406 evaluates whether and the mobiledevice is within n_(i) coverage, that is, the reference signal receivedpower (RSRP) as measured by the mobile device is greater than or equalto a threshold RSRP value A; if not, operation 406 branches to operation410 to display the “5G” output. If within n_(i) coverage, operation 408evaluates whether the LTE bandwidth plus the n_(i) bandwidth satisfy thethreshold X (or other suitable threshold value, which can be differentfor standalone/non-standalone/idle/connected). If operation 408 is met,enhanced 5G (e.g., “5G+”) is selected and displayed at operation 414,otherwise operation 410 displays “5G”.

When in the radio resource control (RRC) connected mode (as evaluatedvia operation 402), (pre-conditioned as being dual connectivity true),at operation 412 the aggregated bandwidth (e.g., of the primary cell(PCell) and secondary cell SCell (block 112, FIG. 1 ) is evaluatedversus an aggregated bandwidth threshold (“floor”), e.g., equal to X,where X is defined by the mobile operator, e.g., a value on the order of40 MHz to 100 MHz, for example, but any threshold bandwidth an operatorchooses). If the aggregated bandwidth meets the aggregated bandwidththreshold, then “5G+” is selected for display (operation 414), while ifbelow the aggregated bandwidth threshold, then “5G” is selected fordisplay (operation 416).

The following table summarizes the technology for a non-standalonedevice:

RRC State Criteria Indicator NSA idle Pre-condition: ULI n_(i) (e.g.,n77) in neighbor (upperLayerIndication) in SIB2 cell list AND n_(i) RSRP(E-UTRAN New Radio - Dual measurement results >= Connectivity) A AND LTEBW + n_(i) Alternative 1 - fingerprint cell ID BW >= threshold X, fromprevious connected mode of display “5G+”, otherwise n_(i) (e.g., n77),apply timer. Use display “5G”. positioning techniques to improve n_(i)coverage accuracy Alternative 2 - check LTE PCell BW AND if n_(i) (e.g.,n77) in is in neighbor cell list (SIB24 or RRC reconfig B1 meas object)AND in n_(i) coverage (RSRP measurement results for n_(i) satisfiesthreshold A) NSA Pre-condition: ULI in SIB2 Active carriers - LTE +connected Check aggregated BW between n_(i) (e.g., n77) BW is LTE and NRcarrier greater than a threshold X, display “5G+”, otherwise display“5G”.

For a non-standalone device, the example operations of FIG. 5 may beused in the alternative implementation. When a non-standalone mobiledevice is in the idle mode as evaluated at operation 502, operation 504evaluates whether the primary cell (PCell) is in the n_(i) band, e.g.,n77 is the PCell. If so, operation 506 is performed, which evaluateswhether the secondary cell bandwidth (e.g., FDD, or frequency divisionduplex) in the neighbor cell list has Q MHz bandwidth, e.g., 10 MHzbandwidth for n66, 10 MHz bandwidth for n5 (once 3G is no longer used),and so on, such that the ni bandwidth plus the LTE bandwidth satisfiesthe bandwidth threshold X. If not, operation 508 selects and displaysthe “5G” icon, otherwise if so, operation 518 selects and displays theenhanced “5G+” icon in this example.

Returning to operation 504, if the primary cell was not in the n_(i)(e.g., n77) band, it is still possible that the device has the potentialto operate in the 5G+ mode, if the primary cell's bandwidth when addedto the bandwidth of an n_(i) (if any) neighbor cell meets the thresholdfloor of X. Operation 510 evaluates whether the primary cell's bandwidth(BW) is a minimum or Y MHz and that the n_(i) (e.g., n77) band is in theneighbor cell list, with the Y bandwidth value plus the ni (e.g., n77)bandwidth value evaluated against the threshold bandwidth floor. Ifthese conditions are not met, operation 520 displays “5G” because thepotential for high bandwidth is not present. If met, operation 512evaluates whether the mobile device is within n_(i)'s coverage(RSRP>threshold A), and if so, operation 518 displays 5G+, otherwiseoperation 520 displays “5G” in this example.

Returning to operation 502 when the device is in the connected mode,operation 516 evaluates whether the aggregated bandwidth (e.g.,regardless of whether FDD or n_(i) is the PCell) requirement of greaterthan or equal to the threshold floor value of X (operation 516) is met.If so, operation 518 is performed to select and display the “5G+” icon.If the bandwidth threshold is not met, operation 520 displays the “5G”icon.

The following table summarizes the technology for a standalone device:

RRC State Criteria Indicator SA n_(i) (e.g., n77) as Pcell, check n_(i)(e.g., n77) + LTE BW >= idle FDD carrier in neighbor cell threshold Xdisplay 5G+, else list (SIB4) 5G FDD as Pcell, check n_(i) (e.g., n_(i)(e.g., n77) in neighbor cell n77) in neighbor cell list list AND n_(i)RSRP measurement (SIB4) AND in n_(i) coverage results > A AND LTE + n77(RSRP measurement results BW >= threshold X display for n_(i) satisfiesthreshold A) 5G+, otherwise 5G SA (Either n_(i) (e.g., n77) or FDDActive carriers - con- as PCell), check aggregated FDD + n_(i) (e.g.,n77) BW >= X nected BW. display “5G+”, otherwise display “5G”.

FIG. 6 summarizes use case examples for a 5G non-standalone device. Ascan be seen, within mmWave coverage (block 660), “5G+” is displayed.When connected in a Sub6 band (block 662), “5G+” is displayed if theaggregated bandwidth meets the defined threshold bandwidth of X,otherwise “5G” is displayed. When LTE is the anchor cell (e.g., PCS, AWSor WCS bands) as shown via block 664, “5G+” is displayed when the deviceis in the idle mode and is within n_(i) coverage; e.g., n77 (as in theexample of FIG. 6 ) or mmWave coverage. Otherwise “5G” is displayed.When connected, “5G+” is displayed if the aggregated bandwidth meets thedefined threshold bandwidth of X, otherwise “5G” is displayed. When onlyLTE is present as a non-anchor cell as represented via block 666, LTE isdisplayed in idle or connected mode.

FIG. 7 summarizes use case examples for a 5G non-standalone device. Ascan be seen, within mmWave coverage (block 770), “5G+” is displayed.When connected in a FR1 secondary cell (SCell, block 772 or block 774),“5G+” is displayed if the aggregated bandwidth meets the definedthreshold bandwidth of X, otherwise “5G” is displayed. When FR1 is theanchor cell and is the n5 band, as shown via block 776, “5G+” isdisplayed when the device is in the idle mode and is within n_(i)coverage; e.g., n77 (as in the example of FIG. 6 ) or mmWave coverage.Otherwise “5G” is displayed. When connected, “5G+” is displayed if theaggregated bandwidth meets the defined threshold bandwidth of X,otherwise “5G” is displayed.

When the FR1 band is the anchor cell and the band is an n_(i) band(e.g., n77 in the example of FIG. 7 ), if the n_(i) (e.g., n77) band isthe primary cell, “5G+” is displayed, otherwise 5G is displayed. Whenconnected, “5G+” is displayed if the aggregated bandwidth meets thedefined threshold bandwidth of X, otherwise “5G” is displayed.

Returning to FIG. 1 , any time a device enters the idle mode, a timer118 can be associated with the current “5G+” (or the “5G”) icon display.In general, the timer operates to avoid a “ping-pong” situation in whichthe icon rapidly changes from “5G+” to “5G” or vice-versa. For example,the timer(s) expiration duration(s) (note that there can be differenttimes, one for 5G to 5G+, another for 5G+ to 5G) can be defined by theoperator, or possibly overridden by the user. A typical expiration timeis on the order of minutes (e.g., 30 minutes), however an expirationtime can be in seconds (e.g., 30 seconds). When in the connected modethe actual technology in use (5G or 5G+) is known, however it is alsofeasible to have a similar (e.g., shorter duration) timer avoid ascenario in which a device is going in and out of 5G+ coverage andrapidly changes icons, which can be annoying to view.

One or more aspects are represented in FIG. 8 , and can comprise exampleoperations, e.g., of a mobile device, such as of a method, and/or aprocessor and a memory that stores executable instructions that, whenexecuted by the processor, facilitate performance of the exampleoperations, and/or a machine-readable medium, comprising executableinstructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performanceof the example operations. Operation 802 represents selecting a firsticon as a selected candidate icon for display, the first iconrepresentative of an aggregated bandwidth below a threshold bandwidth.Operation 804 represents determining whether the mobile device is in anidle mode or a connected mode. Operation 806 represents, in response todetermining that the mobile device is in the idle mode, determiningwhether the mobile device has a potential aggregated bandwidth thatsatisfies the threshold bandwidth when changed to the connected mode,and in response to determining that the mobile device has the potentialaggregated bandwidth that satisfies the threshold bandwidth, selecting asecond icon as the selected candidate icon for display, the second iconrepresentative of the aggregated bandwidth that satisfies the thresholdbandwidth. Operation 808 represents, in response to determining that themobile device is in the connected mode, determining whether the mobiledevice has actual aggregated bandwidth that satisfies the thresholdbandwidth, and in response to determining that the mobile device has theaggregated bandwidth that satisfies the threshold bandwidth, selectingthe second icon as the selected candidate icon for display, the secondicon representative of the aggregated bandwidth that satisfies thethreshold bandwidth. Operation 810 represents outputting the selectedcandidate icon for display.

The mobile device can be in the idle mode, and wherein the determiningthat the mobile device has the potential aggregated bandwidth thatsatisfies the threshold bandwidth comprises matching a cell identifiercorresponding to a coverage area that the mobile device is within to acell identifier maintained on the mobile device. Further operations caninclude estimating a position within the coverage area corresponding tothe cell identifier.

The mobile device can be in the idle mode, and determining that themobile device has the potential aggregated bandwidth that satisfies thethreshold bandwidth can include recognizing a neighbor cell frequencyband in a neighbor cell list.

The neighbor cell frequency band in the neighbor cell list cancorrespond to at least one of: an n77 band or an FR2 millimeter waveband.

Further operations can include associating a timer with the outputtingof the selected candidate icon, the timer controlling a rate of changeof the selected candidate icon when in the idle mode.

The mobile device can be a new radio standalone-capable device includinga capability to communicate according to a fifth generationcommunication network protocol.

The first icon can represent a first capability to communicate accordingto a fifth generation (5G) communication network protocol, and thesecond icon can represent the second capability to communicate accordingto a fifth generation plus (5G+) communication network protocol.

The mobile device can be in the idle mode, the mobile device can be astandalone-capable device comprising a capability to communicateaccording to a fifth generation communication network protocol, anddetermining that the mobile device has the potential aggregatedbandwidth that satisfies the threshold bandwidth can include recognizingthat the mobile device is anchored to a specified primary cellassociated with a high bandwidth, and that a cell in a neighbor celllist has a bandwidth that satisfies a neighbor cell threshold value.

The mobile device can be in the idle mode, the mobile device can be astandalone-capable device comprising a capability to communicateaccording to a fifth generation communication network protocol, anddetermining that the mobile device has the potential aggregatedbandwidth that satisfies the threshold bandwidth can include recognizingthat the mobile device is not anchored to a specified primary cellassociated with high bandwidth, recognizing that the specified primarycell satisfies a minimum threshold value, and that a cell in a neighborcell list is a specified cell associated with high bandwidth.

The mobile device can be in the connected mode, and determining that themobile device has the actual aggregated bandwidth that satisfies thethreshold bandwidth can include determining that the mobile device is ina specified cell associated with high bandwidth.

One or more aspects are represented in FIG. 9 , and can comprise exampleoperations, such as of a method, or a processor and a memory that storesexecutable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitateperformance of the example operations, or a machine-readable medium,comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor,facilitate performance of the example operations. Operation 902represents determining, by a mobile device comprising a processor,whether the mobile device, when operating in idle mode, has a potentialto operate, upon changing to a connected mode from the idle mode, in awireless communications coverage area having an aggregated bandwidththat satisfies a bandwidth threshold value. Operation 902 represents, inresponse to determining that the mobile device has the potential tooperate in the wireless communications coverage area having theaggregated bandwidth that satisfies the bandwidth threshold value,displaying, by the mobile device while operating in the idle mode, anicon that indicates that a higher bandwidth communications capability isavailable relative to a lesser bandwidth communications capability thatis available.

Determining that the mobile device has the potential to operate in thecoverage area having the aggregated bandwidth that satisfies thebandwidth threshold value can include determining that the mobile deviceis within a coverage area corresponding to a long term evolution cellhaving a first bandwidth, and that the mobile device is located at aposition within the long term evolution cell corresponding to a fifthgeneration cell having a carrier frequency corresponding to a secondbandwidth that, when aggregated with the first bandwidth, satisfies thebandwidth threshold value.

The mobile device can be operating in the idle mode in a non-standalonemode anchored to a long term evolution cell primary cell having a firstbandwidth, and determining that the mobile device has the potential tooperate in the coverage area having the aggregated bandwidth thatsatisfies the bandwidth threshold value can include accessing a neighborcell list to identify a neighbor cell having a defined carrierfrequency.

The mobile device can be operating in the idle mode in a standalone modeanchored to a primary cell having a defined carrier frequency, anddetermining that the mobile device has the potential to operate in thecoverage area having the aggregated bandwidth that satisfies thebandwidth threshold value can include accessing a neighbor cell list toidentify a neighbor cell that satisfies a predetermined minimumbandwidth.

The mobile device is operating in the idle mode in a standalone modeanchored to a primary cell having a carrier frequency corresponding to afirst bandwidth, and determining that the mobile device has thepotential to operate in the coverage area having the aggregatedbandwidth that satisfies the bandwidth threshold value can includeaccessing a neighbor cell list to identify a neighbor cell having acarrier frequency corresponding to a second bandwidth, and aggregatingthe first bandwidth with the second bandwidth to obtain the aggregatedbandwidth that satisfies the bandwidth threshold value.

One or more aspects are represented in FIG. 10 , and can compriseexample operations, such as of a method, or a processor and a memorythat stores executable instructions that, when executed by theprocessor, facilitate performance of the example operations, or amachine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, whenexecuted by a processor, facilitate performance of the exampleoperations. Operation 1002 represents operating the mobile device in anidle mode. Operation 1004 represents obtaining a neighbor cell list.Operation 1006 represents determining whether the mobile device isanchored to a primary cell able to communicate using a first carrierfrequency band, the first carrier frequency band corresponding to afirst bandwidth. Operation 1008 represents, in response to thedetermining that the mobile device is anchored to the primary cell ableto communicate using the first carrier frequency band, determiningwhether a second band, different than the first carrier frequency band,in the neighbor cell list has a minimum bandwidth, and, in response todetermining that the second band in the neighbor cell list does not havethe minimum bandwidth, displaying a first icon indicative of a firstbandwidth operation capability, and in response to determining that adifferent cell in the neighbor cell list, other than the primary cell,has the minimum bandwidth, displaying a second icon indicative of anenhanced bandwidth operation capability with a second bandwidthoperation capability greater than the first bandwidth operationcapability, Operation 1010 represents, in response to the determiningthat the mobile device is not anchored to the primary cell having thefirst carrier frequency band, determining whether a third band in theneighbor cell list has a second bandwidth that, when aggregated with thefirst bandwidth, provides an aggregated bandwidth that satisfies adefined bandwidth threshold value, and, in response to determining thatthe aggregated bandwidth does not satisfy the defined bandwidththreshold value, displaying the first icon indicative of the firstbandwidth operation capability, and, in response to determining that theaggregated bandwidth satisfies the defined bandwidth threshold value,displaying the second icon indicative of the enhanced bandwidthoperation capability.

The second icon can be displayed, and further operations can includeassociating a timer with the displaying of the second icon, evaluatingthe timer, determining that the timer indicates a time expiredcondition, and, in response to determining that the timer indicates thetime expired condition, displaying the first icon instead of the secondicon.

The aggregated bandwidth can be a first aggregated bandwidthcorresponding to the idle mode, and further operations can includeoperating the mobile device in a connected mode, determining that themobile device is connected to a cell able to communicate using the firstcarrier frequency band, determining whether a second aggregatedbandwidth corresponding to the connected mode satisfies the definedbandwidth threshold value, and, in response to determining that thesecond aggregated bandwidth does not satisfy the defined bandwidththreshold value, displaying the first icon indicative of the firstbandwidth operation capability, and, in response to determining that theaggregated bandwidth satisfies the defined bandwidth threshold value,displaying the second icon indicative of the enhanced bandwidthoperation capability. The first carrier frequency band can comprise a 5Gn77 band of C-band spectrum.

As can be seen, the technology described herein provides the ability toshow different 5G indicators for different frequency band and aggregatedbandwidth, and facilitates a single band new radio device and/or amulti-band new radio device to distinguish between single band andmulti-band cells. The technology shows an accurate indicator in idlemode and connected mode, reduces ping-pong of indicator displays, showscorrect indicator matching the actual 5G cell coverage and canadaptively updating the estimated 5G cell radius. While the examplesshowed

While the above description used millimeter wave (e.g., n260) and n77frequency bands in many of the examples, the technology can be extendedto any other frequency bands. Similarly, while “5G” or “5G+” indicatorswere used in many of the examples, the technology can substitute otherindicators, such as used by different operators.

Turning to aspects in general, a wireless communication system canemploy various cellular systems, technologies, and modulation schemes tofacilitate wireless radio communications between devices (e.g., a UE andthe network equipment). While example embodiments might be described for5G new radio (NR) systems, the embodiments can be applicable to anyradio access technology (RAT) or multi-RAT system where the UE operatesusing multiple carriers e.g. LTE FDD/TDD, GSM/GERAN, CDMA2000 etc. Forexample, the system can operate in accordance with global system formobile communications (GSM), universal mobile telecommunications service(UMTS), long term evolution (LTE), LTE frequency division duplexing (LTEFDD, LTE time division duplexing (TDD), high speed packet access (HSPA),code division multiple access (CDMA), wideband CDMA (WCMDA), CDMA2000,time division multiple access (TDMA), frequency division multiple access(FDMA), multi-carrier code division multiple access (MC-CDMA),single-carrier code division multiple access (SC-CDMA), single-carrierFDMA (SC-FDMA), orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM),discrete Fourier transform spread OFDM (DFT-spread OFDM) single carrierFDMA (SC-FDMA), Filter bank based multi-carrier (FBMC), zero tailDFT-spread-OFDM (ZT DFT-s-OFDM), generalized frequency divisionmultiplexing (GFDM), fixed mobile convergence (FMC), universal fixedmobile convergence (UFMC), unique word OFDM (UW-OFDM), unique wordDFT-spread OFDM (UW DFT-Spread-OFDM), cyclic prefix OFDM CP-OFDM,resource-block-filtered OFDM, Wi Fi, WLAN, WiMax, and the like. However,various features and functionalities of system are particularlydescribed wherein the devices (e.g., the UEs and the network equipment)of the system are configured to communicate wireless signals using oneor more multi carrier modulation schemes, wherein data symbols can betransmitted simultaneously over multiple frequency subcarriers (e.g.,OFDM, CP-OFDM, DFT-spread OFDM, UFMC, FMBC, etc.). The embodiments areapplicable to single carrier as well as to multicarrier (MC) or carrieraggregation (CA) operation of the UE. The term carrier aggregation (CA)is also called (e.g. interchangeably called) “multi-carrier system”,“multi-cell operation”, “multi-carrier operation”, “multi-carrier”transmission and/or reception. Note that some embodiments are alsoapplicable for Multi RAB (radio bearers) on some carriers (that is dataplus speech is simultaneously scheduled).

In various embodiments, the system can be configured to provide andemploy 5G wireless networking features and functionalities. With 5Gnetworks that may use waveforms that split the bandwidth into severalsub-bands, different types of services can be accommodated in differentsub-bands with the most suitable waveform and numerology, leading toimproved spectrum utilization for 5G networks. Notwithstanding, in themmWave spectrum, the millimeter waves have shorter wavelengths relativeto other communications waves, whereby mmWave signals can experiencesevere path loss, penetration loss, and fading. However, the shorterwavelength at mmWave frequencies also allows more antennas to be packedin the same physical dimension, which allows for large-scale spatialmultiplexing and highly directional beamforming.

Performance can be improved if both the transmitter and the receiver areequipped with multiple antennas. Multi-antenna techniques cansignificantly increase the data rates and reliability of a wirelesscommunication system. The use of multiple input multiple output (MIMO)techniques, which was introduced in the third-generation partnershipproject (3GPP) and has been in use (including with LTE), is amulti-antenna technique that can improve the spectral efficiency oftransmissions, thereby significantly boosting the overall data carryingcapacity of wireless systems. The use of multiple-input multiple-output(MIMO) techniques can improve mmWave communications; MIMO can be usedfor achieving diversity gain, spatial multiplexing gain and beamforminggain.

Note that using multi-antennas does not always mean that MIMO is beingused. For example, a configuration can have two downlink antennas, andthese two antennas can be used in various ways. In addition to using theantennas in a 2×2 MIMO scheme, the two antennas can also be used in adiversity configuration rather than MIMO configuration. Even withmultiple antennas, a particular scheme might only use one of theantennas (e.g., LTE specification's transmission mode 1, which uses asingle transmission antenna and a single receive antenna). Or, only oneantenna can be used, with various different multiplexing, precodingmethods etc.

The MIMO technique uses a commonly known notation (M×N) to representMIMO configuration in terms number of transmit (M) and receive antennas(N) on one end of the transmission system. The common MIMOconfigurations used for various technologies are: (2×1), (1×2), (2×2),(4×2), (8×2) and (2×4), (4×4), (8×4). The configurations represented by(2×1) and (1×2) are special cases of MIMO known as transmit diversity(or spatial diversity) and receive diversity. In addition to transmitdiversity (or spatial diversity) and receive diversity, other techniquessuch as spatial multiplexing (comprising both open-loop andclosed-loop), beamforming, and codebook-based precoding can also be usedto address issues such as efficiency, interference, and range.

Referring now to FIG. 11 , illustrated is a schematic block diagram ofan example end-user device such as a user equipment) that can be amobile device 1100 capable of connecting to a network in accordance withsome embodiments described herein. Although a mobile handset 1100 isillustrated herein, it will be understood that other devices can be amobile device, and that the mobile handset 1100 is merely illustrated toprovide context for the embodiments of the various embodiments describedherein. The following discussion is intended to provide a brief, generaldescription of an example of a suitable environment 1100 in which thevarious embodiments can be implemented. While the description includes ageneral context of computer-executable instructions embodied on amachine-readable storage medium, those skilled in the art will recognizethat the various embodiments also can be implemented in combination withother program modules and/or as a combination of hardware and software.

Generally, applications (e.g., program modules) can include routines,programs, components, data structures, etc., that perform particulartasks or implement particular abstract data types. Moreover, thoseskilled in the art will appreciate that the methods described herein canbe practiced with other system configurations, includingsingle-processor or multiprocessor systems, minicomputers, mainframecomputers, as well as personal computers, hand-held computing devices,microprocessor-based or programmable consumer electronics, and the like,each of which can be operatively coupled to one or more associateddevices.

A computing device can typically include a variety of machine-readablemedia. Machine-readable media can be any available media that can beaccessed by the computer and includes both volatile and non-volatilemedia, removable and non-removable media. By way of example and notlimitation, computer-readable media can include computer storage mediaand communication media. Computer storage media can include volatileand/or non-volatile media, removable and/or non-removable mediaimplemented in any method or technology for storage of information, suchas computer-readable instructions, data structures, program modules orother data. Computer storage media can include, but is not limited to,RAM, ROM, EEPROM, flash memory or other memory technology, CD ROM,digital video disk (DVD) or other optical disk storage, magneticcassettes, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or other magneticstorage devices, or any other medium which can be used to store thedesired information and which can be accessed by the computer.

Communication media typically embodies computer-readable instructions,data structures, program modules or other data in a modulated datasignal such as a carrier wave or other transport mechanism, and includesany information delivery media. The term “modulated data signal” means asignal that has one or more of its characteristics set or changed insuch a manner as to encode information in the signal. By way of example,and not limitation, communication media includes wired media such as awired network or direct-wired connection, and wireless media such asacoustic, RF, infrared and other wireless media. Combinations of the anyof the above should also be included within the scope ofcomputer-readable media.

The handset 1100 includes a processor 1102 for controlling andprocessing all onboard operations and functions. A memory 1104interfaces to the processor 1102 for storage of data and one or moreapplications 1106 (e.g., a video player software, user feedbackcomponent software, etc.). Other applications can include voicerecognition of predetermined voice commands that facilitate initiationof the user feedback signals. The applications 1106 can be stored in thememory 1104 and/or in a firmware 1108, and executed by the processor1102 from either or both the memory 1104 or/and the firmware 1108. Thefirmware 1108 can also store startup code for execution in initializingthe handset 1100. A communications component 1110 interfaces to theprocessor 1102 to facilitate wired/wireless communication with externalsystems, e.g., cellular networks, VoIP networks, and so on. Here, thecommunications component 1110 can also include a suitable cellulartransceiver 1111 (e.g., a GSM transceiver) and/or an unlicensedtransceiver 1113 (e.g., Wi-Fi, WiMax) for corresponding signalcommunications. The handset 1100 can be a device such as a cellulartelephone, a PDA with mobile communications capabilities, andmessaging-centric devices. The communications component 1110 alsofacilitates communications reception from terrestrial radio networks(e.g., broadcast), digital satellite radio networks, and Internet-basedradio services networks.

The handset 1100 includes a display 1112 for displaying text, images,video, telephony functions (e.g., a Caller ID function), setupfunctions, and for user input. For example, the display 1112 can also bereferred to as a “screen” that can accommodate the presentation ofmultimedia content (e.g., music metadata, messages, wallpaper, graphics,etc.). The display 1112 can also display videos and can facilitate thegeneration, editing and sharing of video quotes. A serial I/O interface1114 is provided in communication with the processor 1102 to facilitatewired and/or wireless serial communications (e.g., USB, and/or IEEE1194) through a hardwire connection, and other serial input devices(e.g., a keyboard, keypad, and mouse). This supports updating andtroubleshooting the handset 1100, for example. Audio capabilities areprovided with an audio I/O component 1116, which can include a speakerfor the output of audio signals related to, for example, indication thatthe user pressed the proper key or key combination to initiate the userfeedback signal. The audio I/O component 1116 also facilitates the inputof audio signals through a microphone to record data and/or telephonyvoice data, and for inputting voice signals for telephone conversations.

The handset 1100 can include a slot interface 1118 for accommodating aSIC (Subscriber Identity Component) in the form factor of a cardSubscriber Identity Module (SIM) or universal SIM 1120, and interfacingthe SIM card 1120 with the processor 1102. However, it is to beappreciated that the SIM card 1120 can be manufactured into the handset1100, and updated by downloading data and software.

The handset 1100 can process IP data traffic through the communicationcomponent 1110 to accommodate IP traffic from an IP network such as, forexample, the Internet, a corporate intranet, a home network, a personarea network, etc., through an ISP or broadband cable provider. Thus,VoIP traffic can be utilized by the handset 800 and IP-based multimediacontent can be received in either an encoded or decoded format.

A video processing component 1122 (e.g., a camera) can be provided fordecoding encoded multimedia content. The video processing component 1122can aid in facilitating the generation, editing and sharing of videoquotes. The handset 1100 also includes a power source 1124 in the formof batteries and/or an AC power subsystem, which power source 1124 caninterface to an external power system or charging equipment (not shown)by a power I/O component 1126.

The handset 1100 can also include a video component 1130 for processingvideo content received and, for recording and transmitting videocontent. For example, the video component 1130 can facilitate thegeneration, editing and sharing of video quotes. A location trackingcomponent 1132 facilitates geographically locating the handset 1100. Asdescribed hereinabove, this can occur when the user initiates thefeedback signal automatically or manually. A user input component 1134facilitates the user initiating the quality feedback signal. The userinput component 1134 can also facilitate the generation, editing andsharing of video quotes. The user input component 1134 can include suchconventional input device technologies such as a keypad, keyboard,mouse, stylus pen, and/or touch screen, for example.

Referring again to the applications 1106, a hysteresis component 1136facilitates the analysis and processing of hysteresis data, which isutilized to determine when to associate with the access point. Asoftware trigger component 1138 can be provided that facilitatestriggering of the hysteresis component 1138 when the Wi-Fi transceiver1113 detects the beacon of the access point. A SIP client 1140 enablesthe handset 1100 to support SIP protocols and register the subscriberwith the SIP registrar server. The applications 1106 can also include aclient 1142 that provides at least the capability of discovery, play andstore of multimedia content, for example, music.

The handset 1100, as indicated above related to the communicationscomponent 810, includes an indoor network radio transceiver 1113 (e.g.,Wi-Fi transceiver). This function supports the indoor radio link, suchas IEEE 802.11, for the dual-mode GSM handset 1100. The handset 1100 canaccommodate at least satellite radio services through a handset that cancombine wireless voice and digital radio chipsets into a single handhelddevice.

In order to provide additional context for various embodiments describedherein, FIG. 12 and the following discussion are intended to provide abrief, general description of a suitable computing environment 1200 inwhich the various embodiments of the embodiment described herein can beimplemented. While the embodiments have been described above in thegeneral context of computer-executable instructions that can run on oneor more computers, those skilled in the art will recognize that theembodiments can be also implemented in combination with other programmodules and/or as a combination of hardware and software.

Generally, program modules include routines, programs, components, datastructures, etc., that perform particular tasks or implement particularabstract data types. Moreover, those skilled in the art will appreciatethat the various methods can be practiced with other computer systemconfigurations, including single-processor or multiprocessor computersystems, minicomputers, mainframe computers, Internet of Things (IoT)devices, distributed computing systems, as well as personal computers,hand-held computing devices, microprocessor-based or programmableconsumer electronics, and the like, each of which can be operativelycoupled to one or more associated devices.

The illustrated embodiments of the embodiments herein can be alsopracticed in distributed computing environments where certain tasks areperformed by remote processing devices that are linked through acommunications network. In a distributed computing environment, programmodules can be located in both local and remote memory storage devices.

Computing devices typically include a variety of media, which caninclude computer-readable storage media, machine-readable storage media,and/or communications media, which two terms are used herein differentlyfrom one another as follows. Computer-readable storage media ormachine-readable storage media can be any available storage media thatcan be accessed by the computer and includes both volatile andnonvolatile media, removable and non-removable media. By way of example,and not limitation, computer-readable storage media or machine-readablestorage media can be implemented in connection with any method ortechnology for storage of information such as computer-readable ormachine-readable instructions, program modules, structured data orunstructured data.

Computer-readable storage media can include, but are not limited to,random access memory (RAM), read only memory (ROM), electricallyerasable programmable read only memory (EEPROM), flash memory or othermemory technology, compact disk read only memory (CD-ROM), digitalversatile disk (DVD), Blu-ray disc (BD) or other optical disk storage,magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or othermagnetic storage devices, solid state drives or other solid statestorage devices, or other tangible and/or non-transitory media which canbe used to store desired information. In this regard, the terms“tangible” or “non-transitory” herein as applied to storage, memory orcomputer-readable media, are to be understood to exclude onlypropagating transitory signals per se as modifiers and do not relinquishrights to all standard storage, memory or computer-readable media thatare not only propagating transitory signals per se.

Computer-readable storage media can be accessed by one or more local orremote computing devices, e.g., via access requests, queries or otherdata retrieval protocols, for a variety of operations with respect tothe information stored by the medium.

Communications media typically embody computer-readable instructions,data structures, program modules or other structured or unstructureddata in a data signal such as a modulated data signal, e.g., a carrierwave or other transport mechanism, and includes any information deliveryor transport media. The term “modulated data signal” or signals refersto a signal that has one or more of its characteristics set or changedin such a manner as to encode information in one or more signals. By wayof example, and not limitation, communication media include wired media,such as a wired network or direct-wired connection, and wireless mediasuch as acoustic, RF, infrared and other wireless media.

With reference again to FIG. 12 , the example environment 1200 forimplementing various embodiments of the aspects described hereinincludes a computer 1202, the computer 1202 including a processing unit1204, a system memory 1206 and a system bus 1208. The system bus 1208couples system components including, but not limited to, the systemmemory 1206 to the processing unit 1204. The processing unit 1204 can beany of various commercially available processors. Dual microprocessorsand other multi-processor architectures can also be employed as theprocessing unit 1204.

The system bus 1208 can be any of several types of bus structure thatcan further interconnect to a memory bus (with or without a memorycontroller), a peripheral bus, and a local bus using any of a variety ofcommercially available bus architectures. The system memory 1206includes ROM 1210 and RAM 1212. A basic input/output system (BIOS) canbe stored in a non-volatile memory such as ROM, erasable programmableread only memory (EPROM), EEPROM, which BIOS contains the basic routinesthat help to transfer information between elements within the computer1202, such as during startup. The RAM 1212 can also include a high-speedRAM such as static RAM for caching data.

The computer 1202 further includes an internal hard disk drive (HDD)1214 (e.g., EIDE, SATA), one or more external storage devices 1216(e.g., a magnetic floppy disk drive (FDD) 1216, a memory stick or flashdrive reader, a memory card reader, etc.) and an optical disk drive 1220(e.g., which can read or write from a CD-ROM disc, a DVD, a BD, etc.).While the internal HDD 1214 is illustrated as located within thecomputer 1202, the internal HDD 1214 can also be configured for externaluse in a suitable chassis (not shown). Additionally, while not shown inenvironment 1200, a solid state drive (SSD), non-volatile memory andother storage technology could be used in addition to, or in place of,an HDD 1214, and can be internal or external. The HDD 1214, externalstorage device(s) 1216 and optical disk drive 1220 can be connected tothe system bus 1208 by an HDD interface 1224, an external storageinterface 1226 and an optical drive interface 1228, respectively. Theinterface 1224 for external drive implementations can include at leastone or both of Universal Serial Bus (USB) and Institute of Electricaland Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 1194 interface technologies. Otherexternal drive connection technologies are within contemplation of theembodiments described herein.

The drives and their associated computer-readable storage media providenonvolatile storage of data, data structures, computer-executableinstructions, and so forth. For the computer 1202, the drives andstorage media accommodate the storage of any data in a suitable digitalformat. Although the description of computer-readable storage mediaabove refers to respective types of storage devices, it should beappreciated by those skilled in the art that other types of storagemedia which are readable by a computer, whether presently existing ordeveloped in the future, could also be used in the example operatingenvironment, and further, that any such storage media can containcomputer-executable instructions for performing the methods describedherein.

A number of program modules can be stored in the drives and RAM 1212,including an operating system 1230, one or more application programs1232, other program modules 1234 and program data 1236. All or portionsof the operating system, applications, modules, and/or data can also becached in the RAM 1212. The systems and methods described herein can beimplemented utilizing various commercially available operating systemsor combinations of operating systems.

Computer 1202 can optionally include emulation technologies. Forexample, a hypervisor (not shown) or other intermediary can emulate ahardware environment for operating system 1230, and the emulatedhardware can optionally be different from the hardware illustrated inFIG. 12 . In such an embodiment, operating system 1230 can include onevirtual machine (VM) of multiple VMs hosted at computer 1202.Furthermore, operating system 1230 can provide runtime environments,such as the Java runtime environment or the .NET framework, forapplications 1232. Runtime environments are consistent executionenvironments that allow applications 1232 to run on any operating systemthat includes the runtime environment. Similarly, operating system 1230can support containers, and applications 1232 can be in the form ofcontainers, which are lightweight, standalone, executable packages ofsoftware that include, e.g., code, runtime, system tools, systemlibraries and settings for an application.

Further, computer 1202 can be enabled with a security module, such as atrusted processing module (TPM). For instance with a TPM, bootcomponents hash next in time boot components, and wait for a match ofresults to secured values, before loading a next boot component. Thisprocess can take place at any layer in the code execution stack ofcomputer 1202, e.g., applied at the application execution level or atthe operating system (OS) kernel level, thereby enabling security at anylevel of code execution.

A user can enter commands and information into the computer 1202 throughone or more wired/wireless input devices, e.g., a keyboard 1238, a touchscreen 1240, and a pointing device, such as a mouse 1242. Other inputdevices (not shown) can include a microphone, an infrared (IR) remotecontrol, a radio frequency (RF) remote control, or other remote control,a joystick, a virtual reality controller and/or virtual reality headset,a game pad, a stylus pen, an image input device, e.g., camera(s), agesture sensor input device, a vision movement sensor input device, anemotion or facial detection device, a biometric input device, e.g.,fingerprint or iris scanner, or the like. These and other input devicesare often connected to the processing unit 1204 through an input deviceinterface 1244 that can be coupled to the system bus 1208, but can beconnected by other interfaces, such as a parallel port, an IEEE 1194serial port, a game port, a USB port, an IR interface, a BLUETOOTH®interface, etc.

A monitor 1246 or other type of display device can be also connected tothe system bus 1208 via an interface, such as a video adapter 1248. Inaddition to the monitor 1246, a computer typically includes otherperipheral output devices (not shown), such as speakers, printers, etc.

The computer 1202 can operate in a networked environment using logicalconnections via wired and/or wireless communications to one or moreremote computers, such as a remote computer(s) 1250. The remotecomputer(s) 1250 can be a workstation, a server computer, a router, apersonal computer, portable computer, microprocessor-based entertainmentappliance, a peer device or other common network node, and typicallyincludes many or all of the elements described relative to the computer1202, although, for purposes of brevity, only a memory/storage device1252 is illustrated. The logical connections depicted includewired/wireless connectivity to a local area network (LAN) 1254 and/orlarger networks, e.g., a wide area network (WAN) 1256. Such LAN and WANnetworking environments are commonplace in offices and companies, andfacilitate enterprise-wide computer networks, such as intranets, all ofwhich can connect to a global communications network, e.g., theInternet.

When used in a LAN networking environment, the computer 1202 can beconnected to the local network 1254 through a wired and/or wirelesscommunication network interface or adapter 1258. The adapter 1258 canfacilitate wired or wireless communication to the LAN 1254, which canalso include a wireless access point (AP) disposed thereon forcommunicating with the adapter 1258 in a wireless mode.

When used in a WAN networking environment, the computer 1202 can includea modem 1260 or can be connected to a communications server on the WAN1256 via other means for establishing communications over the WAN 1256,such as by way of the Internet. The modem 1260, which can be internal orexternal and a wired or wireless device, can be connected to the systembus 1208 via the input device interface 1244. In a networkedenvironment, program modules depicted relative to the computer 1202 orportions thereof, can be stored in the remote memory/storage device1252. It will be appreciated that the network connections shown areexample and other means of establishing a communications link betweenthe computers can be used.

When used in either a LAN or WAN networking environment, the computer1202 can access cloud storage systems or other network-based storagesystems in addition to, or in place of, external storage devices 1216 asdescribed above. Generally, a connection between the computer 1202 and acloud storage system can be established over a LAN 1254 or WAN 1256e.g., by the adapter 1258 or modem 1260, respectively. Upon connectingthe computer 1202 to an associated cloud storage system, the externalstorage interface 1226 can, with the aid of the adapter 1258 and/ormodem 1260, manage storage provided by the cloud storage system as itwould other types of external storage. For instance, the externalstorage interface 1226 can be configured to provide access to cloudstorage sources as if those sources were physically connected to thecomputer 1202.

The computer 1202 can be operable to communicate with any wirelessdevices or entities operatively disposed in wireless communication,e.g., a printer, scanner, desktop and/or portable computer, portabledata assistant, communications satellite, any piece of equipment orlocation associated with a wirelessly detectable tag (e.g., a kiosk,news stand, store shelf, etc.), and telephone. This can include WirelessFidelity (Wi-Fi) and BLUETOOTH® wireless technologies. Thus, thecommunication can be a predefined structure as with a conventionalnetwork or simply an ad hoc communication between at least two devices.

The computer is operable to communicate with any wireless devices orentities operatively disposed in wireless communication, e.g., aprinter, scanner, desktop and/or portable computer, portable dataassistant, communications satellite, any piece of equipment or locationassociated with a wirelessly detectable tag (e.g., a kiosk, news stand,restroom), and telephone. This includes at least Wi-Fi and Bluetooth™wireless technologies. Thus, the communication can be a predefinedstructure as with a conventional network or simply an ad hoccommunication between at least two devices.

Wi-Fi, or Wireless Fidelity, allows connection to the Internet from acouch at home, a bed in a hotel room, or a conference room at work,without wires. Wi-Fi is a wireless technology similar to that used in acell phone that enables such devices, e.g., computers, to send andreceive data indoors and out; anywhere within the range of a basestation. Wi-Fi networks use radio technologies called IEEE802.11 (a, b,g, n, etc.) to provide secure, reliable, fast wireless connectivity. AWi-Fi network can be used to connect computers to each other, to theInternet, and to wired networks (which use IEEE802.3 or Ethernet). Wi-Finetworks operate in the unlicensed 2.4 and 8 GHz radio bands, at an 12Mbps (802.11b) or 84 Mbps (802.11a) data rate, for example, or withproducts that contain both bands (dual band), so the networks canprovide real-world performance similar to the basic “10BaseT” wiredEthernet networks used in many offices.

As it employed in the subject specification, the term “processor” canrefer to substantially any computing processing unit or devicecomprising, but not limited to comprising, single-core processors;single-processors with software multithread execution capability;multi-core processors; multi-core processors with software multithreadexecution capability; multi-core processors with hardware multithreadtechnology; parallel platforms; and parallel platforms with distributedshared memory. Additionally, a processor can refer to an integratedcircuit, an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a digitalsignal processor (DSP), a field programmable gate array (FPGA), aprogrammable logic controller (PLC), a complex programmable logic device(CPLD), a discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardwarecomponents, or any combination thereof designed to perform the functionsdescribed herein. Processors can exploit nano-scale architectures suchas, but not limited to, molecular and quantum-dot based transistors,switches and gates, in order to optimize space usage or enhanceperformance of user equipment. A processor also can be implemented as acombination of computing processing units.

In the subject specification, terms such as “store,” “data store,” “datastorage,” “database,” “repository,” “queue”, and substantially any otherinformation storage component relevant to operation and functionality ofa component, refer to “memory components,” or entities embodied in a“memory” or components comprising the memory. It will be appreciatedthat the memory components described herein can be either volatilememory or nonvolatile memory, or can include both volatile andnonvolatile memory. In addition, memory components or memory elementscan be removable or stationary. Moreover, memory can be internal orexternal to a device or component, or removable or stationary. Memorycan include various types of media that are readable by a computer, suchas hard-disc drives, zip drives, magnetic cassettes, flash memory cardsor other types of memory cards, cartridges, or the like.

By way of illustration, and not limitation, nonvolatile memory caninclude read only memory (ROM), programmable ROM (PROM), electricallyprogrammable ROM (EPROM), electrically erasable ROM (EEPROM), or flashmemory. Volatile memory can include random access memory (RAM), whichacts as external cache memory. By way of illustration and notlimitation, RAM is available in many forms such as synchronous RAM(SRAM), dynamic RAM (DRAM), synchronous DRAM (SDRAM), double data rateSDRAM (DDR SDRAM), enhanced SDRAM (ESDRAM), Synchlink DRAM (SLDRAM), anddirect Rambus RAM (DRRAM). Additionally, the disclosed memory componentsof systems or methods herein are intended to include, without beinglimited, these and any other suitable types of memory.

In particular and in regard to the various functions performed by theabove described components, devices, circuits, systems and the like, theterms (including a reference to a “means”) used to describe suchcomponents are intended to correspond, unless otherwise indicated, toany component which performs the specified function of the describedcomponent (e.g., a functional equivalent), even though not structurallyequivalent to the disclosed structure, which performs the function inthe herein illustrated example aspects of the embodiments. In thisregard, it will also be recognized that the embodiments include a systemas well as a computer-readable medium having computer-executableinstructions for performing the acts and/or events of the variousmethods.

Computing devices typically include a variety of media, which caninclude computer-readable storage media and/or communications media,which two terms are used herein differently from one another as follows.Computer-readable storage media can be any available storage media thatcan be accessed by the computer and includes both volatile andnonvolatile media, removable and non-removable media. By way of example,and not limitation, computer-readable storage media can be implementedin connection with any method or technology for storage of informationsuch as computer-readable instructions, program modules, structureddata, or unstructured data.

Computer-readable storage media can include, but are not limited to,random access memory (RAM), read only memory (ROM), electricallyerasable programmable read only memory (EEPROM), flash memory or othermemory technology, solid state drive (SSD) or other solid-state storagetechnology, compact disk read only memory (CD ROM), digital versatiledisk (DVD), Blu-ray disc or other optical disk storage, magneticcassettes, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or other magneticstorage devices or other tangible and/or non-transitory media which canbe used to store desired information.

In this regard, the terms “tangible” or “non-transitory” herein asapplied to storage, memory or computer-readable media, are to beunderstood to exclude only propagating transitory signals per se asmodifiers and do not relinquish rights to all standard storage, memoryor computer-readable media that are not only propagating transitorysignals per se. Computer-readable storage media can be accessed by oneor more local or remote computing devices, e.g., via access requests,queries or other data retrieval protocols, for a variety of operationswith respect to the information stored by the medium.

On the other hand, communications media typically embodycomputer-readable instructions, data structures, program modules orother structured or unstructured data in a data signal such as amodulated data signal, e.g., a carrier wave or other transportmechanism, and includes any information delivery or transport media. Theterm “modulated data signal” or signals refers to a signal that has oneor more of its characteristics set or changed in such a manner as toencode information in one or more signals. By way of example, and notlimitation, communications media include wired media, such as a wirednetwork or direct-wired connection, and wireless media such as acoustic,RF, infrared and other wireless media

Further, terms like “user equipment,” “user device,” “mobile device,”“mobile,” station,” “access terminal,” “terminal,” “handset,” andsimilar terminology, generally refer to a wireless device utilized by asubscriber or user of a wireless communication network or service toreceive or convey data, control, voice, video, sound, gaming, orsubstantially any data-stream or signaling-stream. The foregoing termsare utilized interchangeably in the subject specification and relateddrawings. Likewise, the terms “access point,” “node B,” “base station,”“evolved Node B,” “cell,” “cell site,” and the like, can be utilizedinterchangeably in the subject application, and refer to a wirelessnetwork component or appliance that serves and receives data, control,voice, video, sound, gaming, or substantially any data-stream orsignaling-stream from a set of subscriber stations. Data and signalingstreams can be packetized or frame-based flows. It is noted that in thesubject specification and drawings, context or explicit distinctionprovides differentiation with respect to access points or base stationsthat serve and receive data from a mobile device in an outdoorenvironment, and access points or base stations that operate in aconfined, primarily indoor environment overlaid in an outdoor coveragearea. Data and signaling streams can be packetized or frame-based flows.

Furthermore, the terms “user,” “subscriber,” “customer,” “consumer,” andthe like are employed interchangeably throughout the subjectspecification, unless context warrants particular distinction(s) amongthe terms. It should be appreciated that such terms can refer to humanentities, associated devices, or automated components supported throughartificial intelligence (e.g., a capacity to make inference based oncomplex mathematical formalisms) which can provide simulated vision,sound recognition and so forth. In addition, the terms “wirelessnetwork” and “network” are used interchangeable in the subjectapplication, when context wherein the term is utilized warrantsdistinction for clarity purposes such distinction is made explicit.

Moreover, the word “exemplary” is used herein to mean serving as anexample, instance, or illustration. Any aspect or design describedherein as “exemplary” is not necessarily to be construed as preferred oradvantageous over other aspects or designs. Rather, use of the wordexemplary is intended to present concepts in a concrete fashion. As usedin this application, the term “or” is intended to mean an inclusive “or”rather than an exclusive “or”. That is, unless specified otherwise, orclear from context, “X employs A or B” is intended to mean any of thenatural inclusive permutations. That is, if X employs A; X employs B; orX employs both A and B, then “X employs A or B” is satisfied under anyof the foregoing instances. In addition, the articles “a” and “an” asused in this application and the appended claims should generally beconstrued to mean “one or more” unless specified otherwise or clear fromcontext to be directed to a singular form.

In addition, while a particular feature may have been disclosed withrespect to only one of several implementations, such feature may becombined with one or more other features of the other implementations asmay be desired and advantageous for any given or particular application.Furthermore, to the extent that the terms “includes” and “including” andvariants thereof are used in either the detailed description or theclaims, these terms are intended to be inclusive in a manner similar tothe term “comprising.”

The above descriptions of various embodiments of the subject disclosureand corresponding figures and what is described in the Abstract, aredescribed herein for illustrative purposes, and are not intended to beexhaustive or to limit the disclosed embodiments to the precise formsdisclosed. It is to be understood that one of ordinary skill in the artmay recognize that other embodiments having modifications, permutations,combinations, and additions can be implemented for performing the same,similar, alternative, or substitute functions of the disclosed subjectmatter, and are therefore considered within the scope of thisdisclosure. Therefore, the disclosed subject matter should not belimited to any single embodiment described herein, but rather should beconstrued in breadth and scope in accordance with the claims below.

What is claimed is:
 1. A mobile device, comprising: a processor; and amemory that stores executable instructions which, when executed by theprocessor of the system, facilitate performance of operations, theoperations comprising: selecting a first icon as a selected candidateicon for display, the first icon representative of an aggregatedbandwidth below a threshold bandwidth; determining whether the mobiledevice is in an idle mode or a connected mode; in response todetermining that the mobile device is in the idle mode, determiningwhether the mobile device has a potential aggregated bandwidth thatsatisfies the threshold bandwidth when changed to the connected mode,and in response to determining that the mobile device has the potentialaggregated bandwidth that satisfies the threshold bandwidth, selecting asecond icon as the selected candidate icon for display, the second iconrepresentative of the aggregated bandwidth that satisfies the thresholdbandwidth; in response to determining that the mobile device is in theconnected mode, determining whether the mobile device has actualaggregated bandwidth that satisfies the threshold bandwidth, and inresponse to determining that the mobile device has the aggregatedbandwidth that satisfies the threshold bandwidth, selecting the secondicon as the selected candidate icon for display, the second iconrepresentative of the aggregated bandwidth that satisfies the thresholdbandwidth; and outputting the selected candidate icon for display. 2.The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the mobile device is in the idlemode, and wherein the determining that the mobile device has thepotential aggregated bandwidth that satisfies the threshold bandwidthcomprises matching a cell identifier corresponding to a coverage areathat the mobile device is within to a cell identifier maintained on themobile device.
 3. The mobile device of claim 2, wherein the operationsfurther comprise estimating a position within the coverage areacorresponding to the cell identifier.
 4. The mobile device of claim 1,wherein the mobile device is in the idle mode, and wherein thedetermining that the mobile device has the potential aggregatedbandwidth that satisfies the threshold bandwidth comprises recognizing aneighbor cell frequency band in a neighbor cell list.
 5. The mobiledevice of claim 4, wherein the neighbor cell frequency band in theneighbor cell list corresponds to an n77 band.
 6. The mobile device ofclaim 1, wherein the operations further comprise associating a timerwith the outputting of the selected candidate icon, the timercontrolling a rate of change of the selected candidate icon when in theidle mode.
 7. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the mobile device isa new radio standalone-capable device comprising a capability tocommunicate according to a fifth generation communication networkprotocol.
 8. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the first iconrepresents a first capability to communicate according to a fifthgeneration (5G) communication network protocol, and the second iconrepresents a second capability to communicate according to a fifthgeneration plus (5G+) communication network protocol.
 9. The mobiledevice of claim 1, wherein the mobile device is in the idle mode,wherein the mobile device is a standalone-capable device comprising acapability to communicate according to a fifth generation communicationnetwork protocol, and wherein the determining that the mobile device hasthe potential aggregated bandwidth that satisfies the thresholdbandwidth comprises recognizing that the mobile device is anchored to aspecified primary cell associated with a high bandwidth, and that a cellin a neighbor cell list has a bandwidth that satisfies a neighbor cellthreshold value.
 10. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the mobiledevice is in the idle mode, wherein the mobile device is astandalone-capable device comprising a capability to communicateaccording to a fifth generation communication network protocol, andwherein the determining that the mobile device has the potentialaggregated bandwidth that satisfies the threshold bandwidth comprisesrecognizing that the mobile device is not anchored to a specifiedprimary cell associated with high bandwidth, recognizing that thespecified primary cell satisfies a minimum threshold value, and that acell in a neighbor cell list is a specified cell associated with highbandwidth.
 11. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the mobile deviceis in the connected mode, and wherein the determining that the mobiledevice has the actual aggregated bandwidth that satisfies the thresholdbandwidth comprises determining that the mobile device is in a specifiedcell associated with high bandwidth.
 12. A method, comprising:selecting, by a user equipment comprising a processor, a first icon as aselected candidate icon for display, the first icon representative of anaggregated bandwidth below a threshold bandwidth; determining, by theuser equipment, whether the user equipment is in an idle mode or aconnected mode; in response to determining that the user equipment is inthe idle mode, determining, by the user equipment, whether the userequipment has a potential aggregated bandwidth that satisfies thethreshold bandwidth when changed to the connected mode, and in responseto determining that the user equipment has the potential aggregatedbandwidth that satisfies the threshold bandwidth, selecting a secondicon as the selected candidate icon for display, the second iconrepresentative of the aggregated bandwidth that satisfies the thresholdbandwidth; in response to determining that the user equipment is in theconnected mode, determining, by the user equipment, whether the userequipment has actual aggregated bandwidth that satisfies the thresholdbandwidth, and in response to determining that the user equipment hasthe aggregated bandwidth that satisfies the threshold bandwidth,selecting the second icon as the selected candidate icon for display,the second icon representative of the aggregated bandwidth thatsatisfies the threshold bandwidth; and outputting, by the userequipment, the selected candidate icon for display.
 13. The method ofclaim 12, wherein the user equipment is in the idle mode, and whereinthe determining that the user equipment has the potential aggregatedbandwidth that satisfies the threshold bandwidth comprises matching acell identifier corresponding to a coverage area that the user equipmentis within to a cell identifier maintained on the user equipment.
 14. Themethod of claim 12, further comprising estimating, by the userequipment, a position within the coverage area corresponding to the cellidentifier.
 15. The method of claim 12, wherein the user equipment is inthe idle mode, and wherein the determining that the user equipment hasthe potential aggregated bandwidth that satisfies the thresholdbandwidth comprises recognizing a neighbor cell frequency band in aneighbor cell list.
 16. The method of claim 15, wherein the neighborcell frequency band in the neighbor cell list corresponds to an FR2millimeter wave band.
 17. A non-transitory machine-readable medium,comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor ofa user device, facilitate performance of operations, the operationscomprising: selecting a first icon as a selected candidate icon fordisplay, the first icon representative of an aggregated bandwidth belowa threshold bandwidth; determining whether the user device is in an idlemode or a connected mode; in response to determining that the userdevice is in the idle mode, determining whether the user device has apotential aggregated bandwidth that satisfies the threshold bandwidthwhen changed to the connected mode, and in response to determining thatthe user device has the potential aggregated bandwidth that satisfiesthe threshold bandwidth, selecting a second icon as the selectedcandidate icon for display, the second icon representative of theaggregated bandwidth that satisfies the threshold bandwidth; in responseto determining that the user device is in the connected mode,determining whether the user device has actual aggregated bandwidth thatsatisfies the threshold bandwidth, and in response to determining thatthe user device has the aggregated bandwidth that satisfies thethreshold bandwidth, selecting the second icon as the selected candidateicon for display, the second icon representative of the aggregatedbandwidth that satisfies the threshold bandwidth; and outputting theselected candidate icon for display.
 18. The non-transitorymachine-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the operations furthercomprise associating a timer with the outputting of the selectedcandidate icon, the timer controlling a rate of change of the selectedcandidate icon when in the idle mode.
 19. The non-transitorymachine-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the user device is in theidle mode, wherein the user device is a standalone-capable devicecomprising a capability to communicate according to a fifth generationcommunication network protocol, and wherein the determining that theuser device has the potential aggregated bandwidth that satisfies thethreshold bandwidth comprises: recognizing that the user device isanchored to a specified primary cell associated with a high bandwidth,and that a cell in a neighbor cell list has a bandwidth that satisfies aneighbor cell threshold value, or recognizing that the user device isnot anchored to the specified primary cell, recognizing that thespecified primary cell satisfies a minimum threshold value, and that thecell in the neighbor cell list is a specified cell associated with highbandwidth.
 20. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 17,wherein the user device is in the connected mode, and wherein thedetermining that the user device has the actual aggregated bandwidththat satisfies the threshold bandwidth comprises determining that theuser device is in a specified cell associated with high bandwidth.